Expertise

CRAIG ALLEN

Dr. Allen’s research focuses upon the interactions among species and landscapes. This includes:

1. The interaction among non-indigenous species, declining species and landscape change,

2. Spatial patterns of species diversity and differences between the patterns observed in different taxa,

3. The spatial context of negative interactions between invasive and native species, and

4. Cross-scale structure in animal communities.

JOSEPH (TJ) FONTAINE

Dr. Fontaine’s research focuses on examining ecological and evolutionary sources of variation in life history expression. This includes:

1. Examining the conditions and cues that influence habitat decisions and the role of habitat decisions in the evolution and continuing stability of natural systems,
   
   
2. Exploring how reproductive strategies vary both within and among species, and the causal relationships between sources of selection and the expression of reproductive traits,
   
   
3. Examining the underlying physiological mechanisms mediating trait expression, and
   
   
4. Examining how human induced changes to natural systems alter selective pressures acting on individuals and lead to changes in populations and communities.
   
   

Dr.  Pope's research focuses on ecology of freshwater fishes. This includes:

1. Assessments of fish populations as a baseline for understanding aquatic communities and ecosystems,

2. Biotic and abiotic factors that affect recruitment and growth of fishes, and how these processes structure fish populations, and

3. The selectivity of recreational angling and its influence on fish populations.